Is Vista Grande Elementary a good school?

Yes! Vista Grande Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 210 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Vista Grande Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 371 students attended Vista Grande Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Grande Elementary?

Students at Vista Grande Elementary are 53% Asian, 20% White, 14% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Vista Grande Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vista Grande Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ridgecrest Intermediate High : Palos Verdes High High : Palos Verdes Peninsula High

Vista Grande Elementary

Summary:

Vista Grande Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school serving 376 students in grades K-5 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, which is part of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District.

Vista Grande Elementary consistently ranks among the top 5% of elementary schools in California, with exceptional academic achievement across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 81% or more of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, exceeding the district and state averages. The school's 5th-grade students stand out, with 88.24% proficient or better in both subjects. Vista Grande also ranks among the top 5% of California elementary schools for English Language Learner (ELL) student performance and the top 4% for the performance of low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, demonstrating its ability to effectively support diverse student populations.

While Vista Grande Elementary is a standout school, it is part of a cluster of top-performing elementary schools in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, including Rancho Vista Elementary and Soleado Elementary. Compared to schools outside the district, such as Tulita Elementary in Redondo Beach and Riviera Elementary in Torrance, Vista Grande and its neighboring schools maintain a clear academic advantage.

Detail:

Public K-5

7032 Purpleridge Dr.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-3059

(310) 377-6066

District: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
210^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,210

Students who attend Vista Grande Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ridgecrest Intermediate
High:	Palos Verdes High
	Palos Verdes Peninsula High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.0

Number of students: 371

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.1%

White:

19.7%

Two or more races:

14.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 8.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Vista Grande Elementary ranks better than 96.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.51. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Vista Grande Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (53.1%), White (19.7%), two or more races (14.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 8.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Vista Grande Elementary is 24. 8 elementary schools in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Vista Grande Elementary employs 15.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Vista Grande Elementary is $6,210. 8 elementary schools in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Vista Grande Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Vista Grande Elementary 210^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Vista Grande Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Asian students:

White students:

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified 76^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Vista Grande Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Vista Grande Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	98.65	37^th	4809	99.2%
2005	98.07	48^th	4822	99.0%
2006	97.51	79^th	4818	98.4%
2007	96.51	133^rd	5113	97.4%
2008	95.45	153^rd	5113	97.0%
2009	97.24	41^st	5193	99.2%
2010	95.38	118^th	5314	97.8%
2011	92.77	265^th	5377	95.1%
2012	90.02	420^th	5390	92.2%
2013	90.60	428^th	5530	92.3%
2015	94.71	344^th	5611	93.9%
2016	95.06	310^th	5614	94.5%
2017	96.42	226^th	5692	96.0%
2018	96.19	201^st	5662	96.5%
2019	96.33	197^th	5789	96.6%
2022	95.17	354^th	5883	94.0%
2023	97.61	128^th	5874	97.8%
2024	96.51	210^th	5862	96.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Vista Grande Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	98.49	52^nd	3246	98.4%
2022	99.87	9^th	3311	99.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Vista Grande Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	95.71	212^th	5511	96.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Vista Grande Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.67	241^st	5413	95.5%
2019	94.77	240^th	5492	95.6%
2022	92.72	468^th	5635	91.7%
2023	97.46	97^th	5617	98.3%
2024	96.38	159^th	5605	97.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Vista Grande Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.02	191^st	5431	96.5%
2019	95.76	192^nd	5510	96.5%
2022	95.59	264^th	5663	95.3%
2023	96.05	220^th	5650	96.1%
2024	93.96	359^th	5636	93.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Vista Grande Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.20	299^th	1071	72.1%
2019	69.18	395^th	1149	65.6%
2022	66.49	468^th	1154	59.4%
2023	70.27	395^th	1190	66.8%
2024	69.11	428^th	1203	64.4%

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Rank History for White students at Vista Grande Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.54	397^th	2737	85.5%
2019	89.11	121^st	2834	95.7%
2022	71.06	769^th	2726	71.8%
2023	89.65	117^th	2662	95.6%
2024	80.54	401^st	2647	84.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Vista Grande Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	278	17	217	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1989	306	13	218	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
1990	250	14	260	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1991	282	10	249	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
1992	282	9	220	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	525
1993	258	4	258	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	530
1994	245	6	263	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	524
1995	239	8	263	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1996	239	8	263	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1997	210	12	274	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	508
1998	239	11	290	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	550
1999	231	12	277	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
2000	232	11	297	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	546
2001	239	8	316	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	566
2002	239	3	272	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
2003	239	3	272	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
2004	252	4	269	7	0	n/a	n/a	2	534
2005	233	7	292	12	0	n/a	n/a	4	548
2006	227	9	307	13	0	n/a	n/a	5	561
2007	238	14	290	21	0	n/a	n/a	7	570
2008	226	10	295	21	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	552
2009	205	9	289	23	0	0	16	0	542
2010	198	9	290	19	0	1	5	0	522
2011	193	12	305	22	0	1	3	0	536
2012	188	8	284	21	0	1	6	0	508
2013	179	10	272	21	0	1	13	0	496
2014	174	8	264	23	3	1	18	0	491
2015	155	7	234	19	3	1	24	0	443
2016	153	7	220	31	3	0	25	0	439
2017	141	9	220	37	2	0	33	0	442
2018	144	8	212	42	1	0	44	0	451
2019	125	10	208	40	0	0	45	0	428
2020	106	10	203	42	0	0	42	0	403
2021	95	11	194	44	0	0	45	0	389
2022	85	10	187	45	0	0	49	1	377
2023	76	10	192	45	0	0	53	0	376
2024	73	7	197	41	0	0	53	0	371

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Vista Grande Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	530	22.0	24.0	n/a
1989	551	21.5	25.6	n/a
1990	537	21.0	25.5	n/a
1991	552	22.4	24.6	n/a
1992	525	22.8	23.0	0.2
1993	530	21.0	25.2	0.6
1994	524	22.0	23.8	0.4
1995	523	23.0	22.7	2.7
1996	523	23.0	22.7	2.7
1997	508	22.8	22.3	3.3
1998	550	25.8	21.3	1.8
1999	531	24.0	22.1	1.9
2000	546	24.0	22.8	1.3
2001	566	25.0	22.6	1.8
2002	517	23.6	21.9	1
2003	517	23.6	21.9	1
2004	534	23.0	23.2	0.8
2005	548	23.0	23.8	1.3
2006	561	23.0	24.4	1.3
2007	570	23.0	24.8	0.9
2008	552	26.7	20.7	1.4
2009	542	24.0	20.6	1.8
2010	522	20.6	25.3	1.3
2011	536	n/a	n/a	2.6
2012	508	20.0	25.4	1.8
2013	496	18.0	27.5	1.2
2014	491	18.0	27.2	1.6
2015	443	18.0	24.6	1.4
2016	439	17.0	25.8	2.3
2017	442	16.0	27.6	2.9
2018	451	17.0	26.5	6.9
2019	428	17.0	25.1	9.1
2020	403	n/a	n/a	7.4
2021	389	16.3	23.7	7.2
2022	377	16.0	23.5	5.6
2023	376	15.0	25.0	8.2
2024	371	15.4	24.0	8.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Vista Grande Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	530	22.0	24.0	n/a
1989	551	21.5	25.6	n/a
1990	537	21.0	25.5	n/a
1991	552	22.4	24.6	n/a
1992	525	22.8	23.0	0.2
1993	530	21.0	25.2	0.6
1994	524	22.0	23.8	0.4
1995	523	23.0	22.7	2.7
1996	523	23.0	22.7	2.7
1997	508	22.8	22.3	3.3
1998	550	25.8	21.3	1.8
1999	531	24.0	22.1	1.9
2000	546	24.0	22.8	1.3
2001	566	25.0	22.6	1.8
2002	517	23.6	21.9	1
2003	517	23.6	21.9	1
2004	534	23.0	23.2	0.8
2005	548	23.0	23.8	1.3
2006	561	23.0	24.4	1.3
2007	570	23.0	24.8	0.9
2008	552	26.7	20.7	1.4
2009	542	24.0	20.6	1.8
2010	522	20.6	25.3	1.3
2011	536	n/a	n/a	2.6
2012	508	20.0	25.4	1.8
2013	496	18.0	27.5	1.2
2014	491	18.0	27.2	1.6
2015	443	18.0	24.6	1.4
2016	439	17.0	25.8	2.3
2017	442	16.0	27.6	2.9
2018	451	17.0	26.5	6.9
2019	428	17.0	25.1	9.1
2020	403	n/a	n/a	7.4
2021	389	16.3	23.7	7.2
2022	377	16.0	23.5	5.6
2023	376	15.0	25.0	8.2
2024	371	15.4	24.0	8.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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